Salisbury, Md. – Alix Dry trailed 5-2 in the deciding third set and fended off three match points before winning a three-set thriller, lifting the Stevens Institute of Technology women's tennis team to a dramatic 4-3 victory over Salisbury University.

HOW IT HAPPENED
With the match level at three apiece, Dry dropped the opening set 6-2 to Gibelle Beaujon at No. 1 singles. She bounced back with a 7-6 win in the second to force a third set, but quickly fell behind 5-2. Dry battled all the way back, surviving three match points and claiming the final frame 7-6 to seal the win for the Ducks.

Stevens grabbed an early 1-0 advantage after doubles play, with victories at the No. 2 and No. 3 flights. Lorena Piegas and Wei-Wei Lai earned a 6-1 decision at No. 2, while Gigi Arenas and Stephanie Untermeyer blanked their opponents 6-0 at No. 3. Dry and Kaylee Hobbick fell just short at the top spot, dropping a 7-5 decision.

In singles action, Lai and Hobbick secured straight-set wins at No. 4 and No. 6, respectively. Lai posted a 6-2, 6-4 victory, while Hobbick earned a 7-5, 6-0 triumph. Arenas was edged in three sets at No. 5, rebounding from a 6-0 first-set loss to take the second 6-2 before falling 7-5 in the third. At No. 2 singles, Untermeyer won the opening set 6-1, dropped the second by the same score, and was forced to retire in the third.

UP NEXT
The Ducks continue their Maryland swing tomorrow, traveling to Chestertown to face Washington College at 12:45 p.m.